Christmas Eve Shooting In Tuscaloosa

One man is currently recovering from a gunshot wound at DCH, and Tuscaloosa Police are still searching for suspects after a shooting at a Chevron gas station on Sunday Evening.

The incident happened Christmas Eve around 8:30 p.m. at the 7836 Highway 69 South Chevron station. When police arrived on the scene, they found the station clerk suffering from a gunshot wound to the stomach.

The clerk told authorities that two men came inside and demanded money. He told police that he was being cooperative when one of the men shot him anyway. The victim was immediately transported to DCH and is expected to recover.

Police say that both suspects are black males, and were wearing all black clothing with masks and were armed with handguns. One of the suspects is described as tall and thin, and the other is short and thin.They fled from the store taking an undisclosed amount of money with them.

Officials ask that If you have any information about the crime or the suspects, please contact the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit at 205-349-0518 or Tuscaloosa Crime Stoppers at 205-752-7867.